Today, the Berlinale announced a raft of new titles taking part in the 53^rd edition of the gathering (16-26 February). Berlinale Special (see the previous line-up news) will be enriched by the world premiere of one more documentary feature, Nenad Cicin-Sain’s Kiss the Future [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] (USA/Ireland). The picture has been described by the festival team as “an inescapably current story of defiance, highlighting the struggle of the citizens of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War and how aid worker Bill Carter’s determination resulted in the enlistment of the world’s largest rock band, U2, to help shine a light when the world wasn’t paying attention”.

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The gathering has also confirmed that the Panorama line-up is now complete. As previously announced, the programme will be opened by Sepideh Farsi’s “engaging and politically urgent film” The Siren [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] (France/Germany/Luxembourg/Belgium) on 16 February. Among the new European titles announced today are three films “inviting us into the club as a social place and a space of timeless seduction and seemingly endless possibilities”: Patric Chiha’s “mesmerising club elegy” The Beast in the Jungle [+lire aussi :
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interview : Patric Chiha
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interview : Anthony Lapia
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interview : Hannes Hirsch et River Mat…
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Two more German-language titles are to be showcased in the Panorama strand. In İlker Çatak’s The Teachers’ Lounge [+lire aussi :
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interview : İlker Çatak
interview : Leonie Benesch
fiche film] (Germany), the director “takes a close look at the microcosm of a high school poisoned by power games and uncovers a social minefield”. Sisi & I [+lire aussi :
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interview : Frauke Finsterwalder
fiche film] comes ten years after Frauke Finsterwalder’s previous effort, Finsterworld [+lire aussi :
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fiche film]. It promises to offer “a feminist reinterpretation of the myth of the Austro-Hungarian empress from the point of view of her final companion and admirer, Irma Sztáray”. The lead roles are played by Susanne Wolff and Sandra Hüller.

The Generation 14plus competition will open with When Will It Be Again Like It Never Was Before [+lire aussi :
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interview : Domien & Wendy Huyghe
interview : Thibaud Dooms
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“The films in this year’s Generation programme form a kaleidoscope of young worldviews. They look at what moves the present and, in doing so, open our eyes to astounding new perspectives. They create protective, private spaces, formulate clear objections and insist on the right to fantasise. They find new cinematic forms for untold truths,” said section head Sebastian Markt.

Among the European titles being showcased in the two Generation programmes is Mira Fornay’s She – Hero [+lire aussi :
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The festival has also announced the full selection for the Berlinale Series strand.

Here is the full list of films selected, including the new titles announced today:

Berlinale Special

Kiss the Future [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] – Nenad Cicin-Sain (USA/Ireland)
Golda [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] – Guy Nattiv (UK)
Kill Boksoon – Byun Sung-hyun (South Korea)
Massimo Troisi: Somebody Down There Likes Me [+lire aussi :
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interview : Mario Martone
fiche film] – Mario Martone (Italy)
Last Night of Amore [+lire aussi :
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interview : Andrea Di Stefano
fiche film] – Andrea Di Stefano (Italy)
Mad Fate – Soi Cheang (Hong Kong/China)
Sun and Concrete [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] – David Wnendt (Germany)
Talk to Me – Danny and Michael Philippou (Australia)
Measures of Men [+lire aussi :
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interview : Lars Kraume
fiche film] – Lars Kraume (Germany)
Infinity Pool [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] – Brandon Cronenberg (Canada/Hungary/Croatia/France)
Loriot's Great Cartoon Revue [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] – Loriot and Peter Geyer (Germany)
#Manhole – Kazuyoshi Kumakiri (Japan)
Seneca – On the Creation of Earthquakes [+lire aussi :
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interview : Robert Schwentke
fiche film] – Robert Schwentke (Germany/Morocco)
TÁR – Todd Field (USA)
Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] – Alex Gibney (UK/USA)

Berlinale Series

The Swarm [+lire aussi :
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interview : Leonie Benesch
fiche série] – Barbara Eder, Luke Watson and Philipp Stölzl (Germany/Belgium) (series)
Agent [+lire aussi :
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fiche série] - Nikolaj Lie Kaas (Denmark) (series)
The Architect [+lire aussi :
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fiche série] - Kerren Lumer-Klabbers (Norway) (series)
Bad Behaviour - Corrie Chen (Australia) (series)
Roar - Reema Kagti, Zoya Akhtar and Ruchika Oberoi (India) (series)
The Good Mothers [+lire aussi :
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interview : Valentina Bellè
fiche série] - Julian Jarrold and Elisa Amoruso (United Kingdom/Italy) (series)
Spy/Master [+lire aussi :
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interview : Adina Sădeanu et Kirsten P…
fiche série] - Adina Sădeanu, Kirsten Peters and Christopher Smith (Romania/Germany) (series)
Why Try to Change Me Now - Yu Gong, Xiaohui Wang and Dalei Zhang (China) (series)

Panorama

The Siren [+lire aussi :
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After [+lire aussi :
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interview : Anthony Lapia
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All the Colours of the World Are Between Black and White – Babatunde Apalowo (Nigeria)
And, Towards Happy Alleys – Sreemoyee Singh (India)
The Beast in the Jungle [+lire aussi :
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interview : Patric Chiha
fiche film] – Patric Chiha (France/Belgium/Austria)
Drifter [+lire aussi :
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interview : Hannes Hirsch et River Mat…
fiche film] – Hannes Hirsch (Germany)
The Eternal Memory – Maite Alberdi (Chile)
Femme [+lire aussi :
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interview : Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon P…
fiche film] – Sam H Freeman, Ng Choon Ping (UK)
Ambush – Chhatrapal Ninawe (India)
Green Night – Han Shua (Hong Kong/China)
Heroic [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] – David Zonana (Mexico/Sweden)
Am a Noise – Karen O'Connor, Miri Navasky, Maeve O'Boyle (USA)
Kokomo City – D Smith (USA)
The Teachers’ Lounge [+lire aussi :
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interview : İlker Çatak
interview : Leonie Benesch
fiche film] – İlker Çatak (Germany)
Matria [+lire aussi :
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interview : Alvaro Gago
fiche film] – Álvaro Gago (Spain)
Opponent [+lire aussi :
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interview : Milad Alami
fiche film] – Milad Alami (Sweden)
Property – Daniel Bandeira (Brazil)
Midwives [+lire aussi :
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interview : Léa Fehner
fiche film] – Léa Fehner (France)
Sira [+lire aussi :
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interview : Apolline Traoré
fiche film] – Apolline Traoré (Burkina Faso/France/Germany)
Sisi & I [+lire aussi :
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interview : Frauke Finsterwalder
fiche film] – Frauke Finsterwalder (Germany/Switzerland/Austria)
Do You Love Me? [+lire aussi :
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interview : Tonya Noyabrova
fiche film] – Tonia Noyabrova (Ukraine/Sweden)
Under the Sky of Damascus [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] – Heba Khaled, Talal Derki, Ali Wajeeh (Denmark/Germany/USA/Syria)
The Burdened - Amr Gamal (Yemen/Sudan/Saudi Arabia)
The Cemetery of Cinema [+lire aussi :
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interview : Thierno Souleymane Diallo
fiche film] - Thierno Souleymane Diallo (France/Senegal/Guinea/Saudi Arabia)
The Castle [+lire aussi :
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interview : Martín Benchimol
fiche film] - Martín Benchimol (Argentina/France)
Hello Dankness - Soda Jerk (Australia)
Inside [+lire aussi :
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interview : Vasilis Katsoupis
fiche film] - Vasilis Katsoupis (Greece/Germany/Belgium)
Iron Butterflies [+lire aussi :
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interview : Roman Liubyi
fiche film] - Roman Liubyi (Ukraine/Germany)
Passages [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Ira Sachs (France)
Perpetrator [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Jennifer Reeder (USA)
Reality - Tina Satter (USA)
Silver Haze [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Sacha Polak (Netherlands/UK)
Stams - Bernhard Braunstein (Austria)
The Quiet Migration [+lire aussi :
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interview : Malene Choi
fiche film] - Malene Choi (Denmark)
Transfariana [+lire aussi :
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interview : Joris Lachaise
fiche film] - Joris Lachaise (France/Colombia)

Generation Kplus

Sea Sparkle [+lire aussi :
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interview : Domien & Wendy Huyghe
interview : Thibaud Dooms
fiche film] - Domien Huyghe (Belgium/Netherlands) (opening film)
Cinderella – Walt Disney, Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske (USA) (1950)
Closing Dynasty – Lloyd Lee Choi (USA)
Dancing Queen [+lire aussi :
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Gaby’s Hills – Zoé Pelchat (Canada)
A Greyhound of a Girl [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] – Enzo d’Alò (Luxembourg/Italy/Ireland/UK/Latvia/Estonia/Germany)
I Woke Up With a Dream – Pablo Solarz (Argentina/Uruguay)
Kiddo [+lire aussi :
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interview : Zara Dwinger
fiche film] – Zara Dwinger (Netherlands)
She – Hero [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] – Mira Fornay (Slovakia)
Deep Sea – Tian Xiaopeng (China)
Sweet As – Jub Clerc (Australia)
Dusk – Awa Moctar Gueye (Senegal)
Xiaohui and His Cows – Xinying Lao (China)
Longing for the World [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Jenna Hasse (Switzerland)
Just Super [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Rasmus A Sivertsen (Norway)
The Properties of Metals [+lire aussi :
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Of Dreams in the Dream of Another Mirror – Yunyi Zhu (France, short film)
George-Peterland – Christer Wahlberg (Sweden, short film)
Somni – Sonja Rohleder (Germany, short film)
Magma – Luca Meisters (Netherlands, short film)
Spin & Ella – An Vrombaut (Belgium, short film)
The Shift – Amalie Maria Nielsen (Denmark, short film)
Pond – Lena von Döhren, Eva Rust (Switzerland, short film)
Aaaah! - Osman Cerfon (France, short film)
To Be Sisters - Anne-Sophie Gousset, Clément Céard (France, short film)
Dede Is Dead - Philippe Kastner (Czech Republic, short film)
Nanitic - Carol Nguyen (Canada, short film)
Waking up in Silence - Mila Zhluktenko, Daniel Asadi Faezi (Germany/Ukraine, short film)

Generation 14Plus

When Will It Be Again Like It Never Was Before [+lire aussi :
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interview : Sonja Heiss
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Aatmapamphlet (Autobio-Pamphlet) – Ashish Avinash Bende (India)
Almamula [+lire aussi :
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interview : Juan Sebastián Torales
fiche film] – Juan Sebastian Torales (France/Argentina/Italy)
And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine [+lire aussi :
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interview : Axel Danielson et Maximili…
fiche film] – Axel Danielson, Maximilien Van Aertryck (Sweden/Denmark)
Delegation [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] – Asaf Saban (Israel/Poland/Germany)
Hito – Stephen Lopez (Philippines)
Hummingbirds – Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía “Beba” Contreras (USA)
When a Rocket Sits on the Launch Pad – Bohao Liu (China/USA)
Mutt – Vuk Lungulov-Klotz (USA)
Ramona – Victoria Linares Villegas (Dominican Republic)
We Will Not Fade Away [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] – Alisa Kovalenko (Ukraine/France/Poland)
Adolfo - Sofía Auza (USA/Mexico)
Dreams' Gate - Negin Ahmadi (Iran/Norway/France)
Tomorrow Is a Long Time [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Jow Zhi Wei (Singapore/Taiwan/France/Portugal)
The Lost Boys [+lire aussi :
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interview : Zeno Graton
fiche film] - Zeno Graton (Belgium/France)
Sica [+lire aussi :
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fiche film] - Carla Subirana (Spain)
Incroci – Francesca de Fusco (USA/Germany, short film)
Madden – Malin Ingrid Johansson (Sweden, short film)
Simo – Aziz Zoromba (Canada, short film)
From the Corner of My Eyes – Domonkos Erhardt (Hungary, short film)
Now. Here – Hao Zhao (China, short film)
Ma mère et moi – Emma Branderhorst (Netherlands, short film)
And Me, I’m Dancing Too – Mohammad Valizadegan (Germany/Czech Republic/Iran, short film)
Mirror Mirror – Sandulela Asanda (South Africa, short film)
Catching Birds – Lea Marie Lembke, Simon Maria Kubiena (Germany, short film)
To Write from Memory - Emory Chao Johnson (USA, short film)
Before Madrid - Ilén Juambeltz, Nicolás Botana (Uruguay, short film)
Crushed - Ella Rocca (Switzerland, short film)
Infantaria Infantry - Laís Santos Araújo (Brazil, short film)